SoT&L Activities at Buffalo State
2005-2006
'CORE MEMBER' ACTIVITIES
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We continue our collaboration with a cluster of ten institutions across the country that are interested in "Organizing to Foster the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning".
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The work of this cluster is described at http://www.cfkeep.org/html/snapshot.php?id=9244212.Representatives from campuses in this cluster met in Vancouver and Madison to coordinate their efforts. Three BSF faculty attended these meetingS.
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March 31 Ronnie Mahler, Scott Johnson, and Cheryl Albers Present and the CASTL Colloquium in Madison, WI
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Leadership application submitted for 2006-2009 under the “Policies, Roles, and Rewards” theme
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Faculty participated in the SOTL activities at Western Carolina University
WORKSHOPS
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September 29 Ronnie Mahler “Motivating Reluctant Learners’ Interest in Research Methods and Statistics”
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November 8 Maria Pacheco “Creating a Context-Rich Learning Environment”
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February 8 and 23 “Translating a Pedagogical Interest or Issue into a SOTL Study”
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Feb. 15 and March 2 “Designing a SOTL Study the Meets Fellowship Criteria”
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March 9 School of Arts and Humanities presentation by Fred Howe and Marianne Ferguson
INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES
- June Ronnie Mahler Presented results of Fellowship at International Council on Innovation in Higher Education in Belfast Northern Ireland
- October 14 IS-SOTL Vancouver, CA Scott Johnson and Cheryl Albers present
- May Sarbani Banerjee presented and the 6th International Scholarship
of Teaching and Learning Conference in London
CASTL/SOTL FELLOWSHIPS
Three new CASTL Fellows join our advisory committee. Fellows undertake research that advances their personal agendas, as well as contributing to the growing knowledge of how classroom activities impact student learning.
- Dr. Frederick Howe, Professor, Educational Foundations, the Assessment
Fellow-- will develop, and pilot, an assessment instrument for assessing
long-term student learning.
- Dr. David Henry, Associate Professor, Elementary Education
and Reading, Research as Pedagogy Fellow--- will have preservice teachers
engage in clinical interviews to assess student learning. He will investigate
the impact of this experience on college student's understanding of, and
attitude toward, assessment practices.
- Dr. Stephen Gareau from the CIS department will be joining us as the CASTL/SOTL "Supporting First-Year Students" fellow. His research will investigate the effectiveness of various types of media-based presentations (i.e., single medium vs. multiple media; single channel vs. dual channel) on the recall of information among first year students of differing reading abilities. He is also interested in comparing the effectiveness of these presentations on the recall of concrete and abstract information.
- December 8 CFP for 2006-2007 CASTL Fellowships published in the Bulletin
PRINT AND ELECTRONIC PUBLICATION
- January 26 Computer Survey Launched to create Directory of SOTL researchers at BSC
- February 17 Flyer on results of 2004-2005 Fellowships distributed
ADDITIONAL ACTIVITIES
- August 23 New Faculty Orientation
- May 13 Cheryl Albers, Stephen Gareau, and Sarbani Banerjee presented at Faculty-Student Partnerships in Teaching and Learning at SUNY Genesseo